ArticleArthroscopy techniques2021
Arthroscopic Middle Trapezius Transfer for Treatment of Irreparable Superior Rotator Cuff Tendon Tears.
Article in Arthroscopy techniques, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Clinical Outcomes of Staged Bilateral Middle Trapezius Transfer for Irreparable Supraspinatus Tendon Tears: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Dual Transfer, Latissimus Dorsi Transfer Combined with Middle Trapezius Tendon Transfer for Posterosuperior Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears Without Arthritic Change.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Arthroscopic-Assisted Middle Trapezius Transfer Using an Achilles Tendon Allograft in Treatment of Isolated Supraspinatus Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears in Lateral Decubitus Position.Arthroscopy techniques · 2024Article
- Biceps-based 3-layer reconstruction of the irreparable rotator cuff: a technical note on biceps tendon as a common local graft for in-situ superior capsular reconstruction, partial cuff repair, and middle trapezius tendon transfer.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Outcomes of arthroscopic-assisted middle trapezius tendon transfer for isolated irreparable supraspinatus tendon tears: minimum 2-year follow-up.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Middle Trapezius Tendon Transfer for Augmentation of In Situ Superior Capsular Reconstruction-Reinforced Partial Rotator Cuff Repair: Short-term Outcomes of a Prospective Cohort Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Tendon transfers for massive rotator cuff tears.EFORT open reviews · 2022Review
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Abstract
Irreparable supraspinatus tendon tears are challenging to treat, especially in a young and high-demanding patient population. Whereas interposition tendon grafting and partial repair are limited by the quality of the remaining rotator cuff tendons and muscles, superior capsular reconstruction and subacromial spacers do not provide the active biomechanical principle of a contracting supraspinatus. The purpose of this technical note is to introduce an arthroscopic middle trapezius transfer below the acromion to replace the former supraspinatus unit. This technique might combine the benefits of both the static concepts seen with subacromial spacers or superior capsular reconstruction and dynamic concepts such as interposition grafting and partial repairs.
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